Ladle elevator



June 7, 1927.

J. M. RoHLFlNG LADLE ELEVATOR 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 '5y T/Qm- Y I Patented JuneV 7, 1927.

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JOHN AM.,no rrnrrlve, or `-rrnarivFIELirivri'v annsnmnssenon YTo:AlvinRioAimantR Ann` roUNDRY COMPANY, .cnn-nw YoRK, iv. Y-Afconronn'rron .or JERSEY'.

LAnr-.jn ELEVATOB. t

In the drawings: 1

F l is a broken side .elevation ofthe improved ladle elevator.` showing.thesupporting `means used in connection therewithea'nd the` relativev positions ot theelevator and the bull ladle;

Fig :2 is ya broken end elevation of the` in pre'sentingand littng them. at the source of supply of molten metal (asa biilleladle), in transferring them to a conveyor for conveyance to the point where pouring. to ,be done, and'in receivingtheiiny backgfrom the conveyor for refilling. y'

'In the embodiment of my `inventionllere illustrated, theelevating mechanismv or. ele.- vator A (Fig. l) is mounted on a Vcarriage 7 that'iis .shitable along. a track'75. :The Vtrack 7 5.is elevated', and themovableypart ot the elevating mechanism AY issu'spen'ded from the` carriage 7 .and arrangedwto. be raised and lowered', as'by .means of an electric. winchfl on 'thercar'riage :The elevating 4mechanism .A hasl a multiple ladle .turret` support B at its lower send,.;:rotat able aboutxa verticalxaxis. .As shovvnyin Figs. 1,2, and, abull-ladle ltoserve .the pouring ladies 32 is .looatedacross rthe'path of. lateral movementof the mechanism .A with. the .carriage .7, While an .elevated .conveyor track (monorail), @by .which .filled ladles .are carried tothe pointopouring and returned leads off ..laterallyffromff-.t`l1ev mechanism Aand :the overheadtcarriage track 75, ata convenientfdistance' fromand in--frontofthe ,bulleladlef i '.By'raising and :Flowering-the .turret .sup-

port B and rotatinglfit,"thepouringladles 32 canxbe presented ata point Ainffrontsof and. below thebulleladleg, -wherejz't'hey can be iille'd, or .transferred'and,presentedata pointfdirectly undery the conveyor ytrackiC5 wherethey Canbeattached to. the traveller 57 thereonf-and vice-versa. fBy shifting thelmechanism Azlaterallyitovvardand .away

4 Application .tiled-May?, 1923. Serial-No. 637,209.`

from thebullladle v,55, the ladies. kcan ybe properly; filled-from= the ladle 55 in. alllpositions offfthe latten-.Whether.tilted:much orv little, and can also. be :raised .and `lowered without "striking :the ladle 55 .even vtvW-.itl'i' the latter in the dotand dash.position'otligdl the elevatorto theccarrier 57 and vice-versa.

.'to bev stationed further lzuvayirom the heaty of the bullladle. v v .i

As shown in the "drawings there is v,pros vided asupport .comprising'columns l joined by.;cross.braces 2 and supporting'endsof horizontal. members 3 which are secured to theicolumns by means of'anglesi and .braces 5.` The horizontal members 3` have :their other ends supportedin thebuilding wall 7.4

and carry rails 75 on .which travel :thewheelsV z 6 of the overhead carriage 7. The. Wheels .Such lateral shifting of the-.elevator Af also allows jthe man. who transfers: ladles: 32wfrom l 6 are fixed upon axlesv 8 which are vjournaled.

in the side members 9 'of .the` built-.up.framet l0. of the carriage. 7. .The frame -10 includes` cross membersfll carrying` upright members l2 upon.;whio`h ismounted aneleotrically operated hoisting device'orwinch 13)4 provided with .a winding drum-14 about. which v erationfotthehoisting device.

The elevating mechanism.;A` is mounted pivotal' aXes in horizontal'lplanes and .iat

right angles to .each other. -.Slidablyinount ed .in fthe. guides l9land 2O is .atubularrupright member 21 having a "cap .22..seouredwto its upper-end and having its ilowergend :secured-'to a cylindrical extension :23 -forme'd on a yoke 24C in `whichy a pulley 65 .is mount#A ed.4 'IheyokefQ-is a'lso'provided with acy-l lindrical portion 25 extendinglin the. oppo#V site direction to :etheextensionfQB and havon the carriage 7 .in theollowing manner' lios-1 j ing `its lower .end closed. The guidance nite angular"relationf to ltheJcarfnia'ge rTandV prevents Sit "from swinging when. thefcarriage is moved, or the turret support B turned with a full ladle thereon.

The pouring ladle, support B .is rotatably mountedon the portion 25, and comprises kwhich is'held in placeA by a gasket 35. The 'gasket 35 is provided with a. projecting flange 36 spaced from the portion 25 of the yoke 24 and providing a space in which is placed a packing 37 held in place by a pack- Y ing gland 38. The gland and the gasket 35 are secured in placeby bolts 39 and 40. The lower portion of the sleeve 26 is provided with an annular flange 41 forming a shoulder on. the sleeve against which is placed a gasket 42 which serves to hold in place a lower roller journal bearing 43 and which engages a sleeve-supporting ball bearing 44 mounted on the plate 45. The plate 45 is provided with a spherical recess having an opening at its center to receive a bolt 46 which is passed through an opening in the closed end of the portion 25 and receives a spherical. washer 47 and nut 48 which hold the plate 45 in place and the sleevel 26.0n the cylindrical portion 25 of the yoke 24. The opening in the annulailange 41 is closed by a covei` 60 held in place by screws 61. A.

yFrom the foregoing description, it will be seen that the sleeve 26 together with the arms formed by the outward extensions of its flange 27 and the members 29 constitute a strong supporting frame for the pouring ladles, by lvirtue of the fact that the radially projecting supporting arms. are braced with reference to the sleeve both horizontally and vertically, by the flange 27 and the ie-en-.

forcing rib or web members 28 and 29. This fra-me is anti-frictionally journaled about the lower portion 25 of the upright 21 by the rollerbearings 34 and 43, and is anti-frictionally supported by said upright through the ball-bearing 44:

The elevator a is raised and lowered by means of the electrically operated hoisting VVdevice 13, which operates the drum 14 to wind and unwind the cable 15 which passes from the drum 14 down through the carriage 7 and the guide frame Vformed by the parts 16, etc., to and around the pulley and has its end secured to an angle bar 49 carried by the members 12. As the cable 15 thus takes hold yon the upright 21 at the ed on a shaft 52 journaled in the side plates Y 9 of the carriage 7. On the sha-ft 52 there is Secured a pinion 53 which engages with a gear 54 secured on the adjacent axle 8.

n operation, an empty ladle .32 is positioned infront of the source of supply or bull ladle 55 and shifted back and forth by operation of the chain 51. When this ladle 32 is filled, the elevator a is raised by means of the hoisting device 13, bringing the lugs 30 up so as to engage the trunnions 31 of another empty ladle 32 held by the hooks 56 of the monorail carrier 57. The elevator t is raised further so asv to lift this empty ladle from the hooks 56 and is then rotated so as to place the ladle 32 already filled adjacent the hooks 56, whereupon the elevator is lowered to deposit this filled ladle 32 on the hooks 56. This filled ladle 32 is then conveyed to the pouring station bythe monorail carrier or traveller57, and the elevator a is lowered to bring'a second empty ladle 32 into filling posit-ion before the bull ladle 55.4 Inpractice, a plurality of ladles 32 are used, so that all. of the ladle positions but one on the ladle elevator are lilled with ladles. Under this condition, the vacant position filled by an einpty'ladle taken. from the monorail carrier 57, and when .the elevator is rotated tobi-ing the lilledladle in line with the .hooks 56 of the menor-ail carrier 57, an empty ladle is brought into position in front of the bull ladle. lillhen the-filled ladle is deposited onv the hooks, avacant position is made on the elevator to receive the next returned empty ladle. Lowering the elevator then places aneinpty ladle before the loull ladle in' position for filling, the pouring` ladle being shifted Yback-and forth by the operation of the chain 51 in order that it may be proporly positioned before the bull ladle as the bullladle is tipped to lill the pouring ladle, the tipping lof the bull ladle varying with the amount of molten metal it contains.

What isr claimed is j 1. .A shiftable turret elevator of the character described `comprising` a carriage, an upright movable up and Idown relative thereto, guide means for maintaining said upright indefinite angular relation to the carriage, and a multiple ladle support rotatably mounted on said upright. i v

v2..Arpparatus of the character describedV said guide means, anda multiple-,ladle sup'` the upright below ering said upright includinga pulley in a central opening in said upright and a hoisting cable through the same beneath said pulley. v

, l. An elevator of the character described comprising a carriage with a depending frame of pyramidally converging members carrying guide means, an upright movable up and down in said guide means, and a multiple ladle support rotatable about said upright below said guide' means.

Y 5. An elevator of the character described comprising a carriage with a guide frame thereon, an upright Vmovable up and down in sai-d frame with a multiple ladle support thereon, and upper and lower guidesjfor said upright Vhorizontally pivoted in said guide frame about axes atan angle to one another.

6. Apparatus of the character described comprising a vertically movable upright, la multiple ladle frame rotatable about said upright, an anti-friction supporting bearing forl said frame carried by sai-d upright, and an anti-friction journal bearing for the upper end of said frame around said upright. 7. Apparatus of the character described comprising a vertically movable upright, a sleeve rotatable about said upright, ladle supporting arms projecting from said sleeve, andwebs vbracing said arms to said sleeve both horizontally and vertically.

8. In combination with a bull ladler and a ladle conveyor, a laterally shiftableelevator intermediate the bullladle and said conl veyor, and a ladle support secured vto said` elevator. Y v. i

9. In combinationwith a bull `ladle and aladle conveyor, an elevatormovablebetweensaid bull ladle and said conveyor, and a multiple ladle supportrotatably vsecured to sai-d elevator. v

l0. In combination with a bull ladle and a ladle conveyor, means for transferring ladles between said bull ladle and said conveyor comprising Va shiftable carriage, an upright connected with the .carriage and movableup and down relative to said carladle supportmounted on the riage, and a upright.`

a ladle conveyor, means forv transferring ladles between said bull ladle 'and said conveyor comprising, a shiftable carriage, an

l1. In combination with a Vbullladle and y upright secured to the carriage and movable up and down relative thereto, guide'means for maintaining said upright in definite an@ Y gular relation with respect tothe carriage, and a ladle support mounted on the upright.'

12. In combination with a bull ladle and a ladle conveyor, means for transferring Vladles between said bull -ladle and said conveyor comprising, a shiftable carriage, an

upright secured tothe carriage and movable up and down relative thereto, guide means for maintaining said upright in definite anr gular relation with respect 'tov the carriage,

and a multiple ladle support rotatably se? cured to the upright.

In "witness whereof I lhaveV hereunto setv my hand.

JOHN M. ROHLFING.

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